| Description: |
Trajan 98-117 AD Silver denarius, 20mm. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER
DAC Laureate head of Trajan facing right. Rev: PM TR P COS V PP SPQR Cloaked Mars
advancing holding spear and trophy. Minted in Rome between 112 & 117 AD. Trajan was
born in Spain (53 AD). HE served in the German wars under Domitian, before being
appointed governor of Germany under Domitian. He defeated Decebalus of Dacia in 102 and
erected the forum of Trajan. He died peacefully in Cilicia. Sear 987; C. 270; RIC 337;
BMC 536. |
